Education and Bar Status
University of Bern, lic. jur., 1987
Admitted to the Bar, 1989
Postgraduate Certificate in Tax Law 2002
Professional Experience
Trainee, Velo & Associati, Lugano, Geneva and New York, 1987-1989
Trainee, Lugano District Court, 1989
General Counsel and Head of Risk Management at Swiss Volksbank (CREDIT SUISSE Group), Lugano, 1990-1996
Partner, Simonetti & Calvarese, Lugano, 1997-2003
Partner, Simonetti Calvarese Naef, Lugano, since 2004
Partner, CSNLAW® attorneys-at-law, Lugano since 2009
Investigator for the Swiss Bankers’ Association (CDB), since 2005
Memberships
Ticino and Swiss Bar Associations
Proteus – International Network of Law Firms
Languages
Italian, German, English, French and Spanish
Practice Areas
Business and Corporate Law, Compliance and Internal Investigation, Banking and Financial Services Law, Administrative Law, Inheritance Law and Estate Planning, Family Law, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution.